I was bummed out when I found the Cougar enclosure was modified (a 2 foot plastic barrier had been added to the existing wall) effectively restricting my use of a 600 lens to capture Cougar head shots. I then turned my attention to landscapes & wildflowers.
After 70 or so images I decided I had better put three of them on a CD for submission. I had pretty well decided on which ones by chimping in camera. After trying several generously donated laptops (remember I didn't have a laptop to bring) Tom Reese loaned me his wife's new Dell which had CS 2 installed (what I use @ home), well that was short lived as the battery ran low & shut down before I could attach the recharger. I needed a password to get back in but by this time Tom was gone and time was really running short. So it was back to another laptop with Elements (which I never used before). What I normally would have done with these images would have been to convert from RAW, check white point/black point, resize, check hue/saturation, sharpen & then save on a CD. But I was having a hard time finding all this in elements & at this point I came real close to not submitting any images. After again reviewing the three images I felt the images had strong enough subjects & compositions that I could submit them without the usual PS work & just resize, label & save, which I did. I delivered the CD to Doug a few minutes before 3. Glad I did as one of the three "Culvert Color" won first place in accomplished wildflower! I guess I learned about persistence & getting it right the first time - in camera. Might have to pop for a laptop the next time. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Re: GESO: My entries to the GFM NPW Comp. > You know, I agree with you a lot. I always tell myself that I don't care > and there's no fricken way I'm-a gonna win anyway. But Sunday morning, I > long to see my shot on the screen...even if I don't get anything submitted > (!) > > We ought to have a projector at the campsite. We could have a > sheet/screen set-up on the side of the bathrooms or something and just > build a huge slideshow of everyone's images from the weekend or whenever. > It would be cooler than anything. > > On a related note, I just bought another hard drive so I can free-up some > space on my USB drive and take it on my vacation. I'll still have to > mooch computer time at my faimly's places but it's better than nothing. > > CW > thinks Cesar is selling his images on the black market. > >> >> From: ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2007/06/12 Tue AM 09:32:21 EDT >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: GESO: My entries to the GFM NPW Comp. >> > >> Can't remember if I showed you mine or not (at camp) , but I felt the >> same about mine... I don't remember seeing >> yours before. >> >> havent' had time to review all I shot on the weekend but I spent a lot >> more time just hanging out than even trying to >> shoot... having too much fun visiting, and lacked energy to get up and >> out and seraching for subjects. >> >> I got back home and felt one I had taken there but not entered was >> better and might have gotten to the also rans at >> least. >> >> There really was no point in Don Nelson telling everyone not to take the >> contest too seriously - everyone wants >> their photos to be admired, everyone that throws something into it hopes >> for at least an appreciatetive "ooooh >> nice" from the assembled. If you really "don't take it seriously" you >> don't enter :) >> >> That being said, entering is kind of irresistable... >> >> In the spirit of "I;ll show you mine if you show me yours" I'll load >> one of them in my GFM folder on Smugmug >> The one I didn't enter and is there already. and I like that one myself. >> >> you can tell I just got up, I'm babbling >> >> Wonder if you also (ar any of you) have shots they really like from the >> trip that they didn't enter because >> they were not nature shots or they didn't think they were good enough >> until they got home :) >> >> ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
